Steam for Linux has been in the Beta stages for some time now, but Valve has released the final version of this branch.
Even if the final version was made available for the public, the development branch continued to stride on and Valve has finally included all the changes from the Beta into the stable branch.
After the launch of Steam Linux beta, you may have seen a big Tux logo on Steam client download page.
When visiting Steam download page from a web browser running on a Linux based OS, you are pointed to Linux version of Steam and a promo ad about Steam Linux beta is shown.
However, Valve is now showing the same page to Windows users as well, encouraging them to
Gaming on Linux is getting more interesting by the day. Valve has updated its Steam December Survey to include Linux statistics. This is Valve’s first month with Linux and even though the Steam for Linux system is still in a beta stage, Linux users already account for 0.8% of total Steam users.
As things continue to heat up on the open source gaming front, Valve is preparing for a beta test of the Linux version of its popular Steam service, which Valve has promised to deliver by the end of this year. Many Linux gamers are watching this closely, especially after the popularity of Steam for the Mac.
As mentioned on the Valve Linux Blog, a beta survey has been posted by Valve to assess applicants’ fitness for beta-testing Steam and Left 4 Dead 2 on Linux: We’re looking for Linux gamers to install and test our new Steam for Linux client. We are primarily interested in experienced Linux users. In order to [...]
CroTeam has posted a status on Facebook confirming that Linux version of Serious Sam 3: BFE will be included with Portal and Team Fortress 2 in upcoming beta launch of Steam for Linux.
Its not clear if they meant public beta launch or the closed beta testing which will start soon for 1,000 lucky users.
Valve announced few days back that Steam for Linux beta testing will start in October. Since then, many new Linux games have been added to Steam database, including Team Fortress 2.
Now official Steam for Linux community group has been launched, indicating that Steam Linux Beta release is imminent.
Steam for Linux Beta may have been launched for everyone, but it's not that easy to get into the application. Here is a complete tutorial on how to install and run Steam for Linux official Beta.
Valve has explained that users will need to meet a few requirements in order to start the application, such as a St... (read more)
Steam Linux Beta is now live with first set of beta invitation emails sent to 1,000 users.
"This is a huge milestone in the development of PC gaming. Steam users have been asking us to support gaming on Linux.
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